Cliffs of Moher? I barely know her!

It's @barbarabyar.bsky.social's birthday on the 27th, but she wants to give YOU the present! Share this post to be in the draw for a free copy of IN THE DESERT. Draw will be next Wednesday. If you can't wait & don't want to chance it, get yours: www.cowboyjamboreemagazine.com/in-the-deser...

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What the book’s been up to on IG lately

Ok it's publication day for TERRESTRIAL! Grateful to Alan @malarkeybooks.bsky.social and to anyone who's read or reviewed or posted about or looked at my book. Asterism has copies: asterismbooks.com/product/terr...

This rocked! Read the final third in one sitting this morning. The single sentence, and and and format becomes this beautiful way to move the story along. It’s gorgeous and gory and lovely Also — shoutout @eveninghouse.bsky.social for being the only bookstore on earth to have a copy pre-award

I read most of this in one sitting last night and to say it touched my soul would be taking it too lightly.

“This being Brown’s first novel it’s difficult to predict how much of an effect he’s going to have on the canon, but he’s off to a fairly good start.” New review of The Walls (in the mag that published my second story!): www.godscrueljokelit.com/h-blanton-ru...

Boxcutters, my story collection with the wonderful indie press @malarkeybooks.bsky.social came out on my birthday, so it’s also my bookiversary Grab it from the Malarkey shop & pair it with something like @suzyeynon.bsky.social’s or @joshuatrentbrown.com’s book malarkeybooks.com/store/boxcut...

If you’ve read the book, this review is actually very believable.

You love to see it

A legit unbelievable review of my book just dropped

Feeling real grateful this morning, folks

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Wrote 1200 words of book 2 at lunch today. That hasn’t happened in two years. Let’s have a day.

Join Kramers in DC tonight at 7 p.m. for "A Night of Malarkey!" It's our Spotlight Event! www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/a-n... @malarkeybooks.bsky.social @joshuatrentbrown.com @joeyhedger.bsky.social @austinross.bsky.social #booksky

Come to the reading to save me from Trent. He said he's also gonna give me a swirly if not enough people show up.

If enough people come to this tonight, I’ll put Joey in a headlock during my entire reading!

Tonight!

This is TONIGHT, DC peeps!

Bookstagram review of The Walls up this morning. It’s cool, to say the least, to see people talk fondly about George.

The Historical Novel Society selected my book as an Editor’s Choice 🙂 “I’m glad I got to know George, even if only a little. Highly recommended.” Review here: historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-...

Every chain Americana restaurant (Red Robin, chilis) is designed to make finding the bathroom an impossible task

I would just like to say that I have tried to find a copy of Angel Down in probably 15 straight bookstores, to no avail

Y’all like t shirts

You should read this book. It’s available from all the usual suspects but we are down to 24 copies of the first edition, with Asterism being the only place to get them: asterismbooks.com/product/the-...

It even came with a cool banner

Well deserved! This is such a good book. I insist that you read it.

It even came with a cool banner

The Historical Novel Society selected my book as an Editor’s Choice 🙂 “I’m glad I got to know George, even if only a little. Highly recommended.” Review here: historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/the-...

Noah Kahan makes me depressed (complimentary)

Here’s a good deal: $13 gets you a bookstore return of your choice (12!titles to choose from) plus TWO free poetry zines (until we run out of Sick Sad Queer): malarkeybooks.com/store/returns

Pointing someone to this if they ask about my book’s spice level

"Nehemiah’s mother was a short lady, wearing the fat of the rich along with all the jewelry too ..." The Walls Are Closing In On Us — @joshuatrentbrown.com @malarkeybooks.bsky.social minorliteratures.com/2026/04/30/t...

Extract from my book in minor lits today 🙂

may i direct you to malarkeybooks.com/store/returns

Fun things lately: Honey on buttered toast The big chunk of bread Panera gives you with your meal

New review just dropped 🙂

Four years ago today.

Indie Bookstore Day was very cool. The Walls sold out of its first printing. Daughters Coffee & Books was packed (only been open for a year!). People were buying all sorts of books!! Even my little historical / lit fic thing. Enough doomerism! Life rocks!

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TEN (10) COPIES SOLD

Just finished the expansive and excellent book The Walls Are Closing In On Us by @joshuatrentbrown.com from @malarkeybooks.bsky.social. Trent really showed how George straddled two worlds. I loved the part that gave the book its title.

Yall mind if I sell some books?

Hell yes!

My book is having one hell of a morning.

Hey! DC people! Lovers of all things @malarkeybooks.bsky.social! Reminder to come see me, @joeyhedger.bsky.social, @austinross.bsky.social, and Benjamin Warner at Kramers on May 8 for A Night of Malarkey!

More put together thoughts coming but: Pretty Joey Ross (zoom in on that kindle) is a beautiful and meticulously detailed story -- I think even better than @patricknevins.bsky.social last novel (which I loved). In 2027, some of y'all are going to be real jealous that I got to read this before you!

Some Instagram (early on in the book) reviews 🙂